Britain’s Amy Hunt storms to 100m gold at European Championships

The 24-year-old Cambridge English literature graduate described her victory as a "coming of age" moment

11 August 2026 Ștefania Uță (pictured) won gold in the 400m hurdles event at the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon, clocking a new championship record of 55.33 seconds. South Africa’s Tumi Ramokgopa took silver in 55.88 seconds, while Greece’s Eleni Iakovaki won bronze in 55.99 seconds. Uță won the European U20

Britain's Amy Hunt has her "coming of age" moment as she storms to 100m glory at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen has showed plenty of kick on his comeback from injury by winning his fourth consecutive 5,000-meters title at the European championships in Birmingham

24-year-old secures title in 11.00sec in Birmingham Norway win 4x400m mixed relay, Britain second After a display of icy resolve and sustained power had secured Amy Hunt a European 100m gold medal, Britain’s new sprint queen reached for a Freddie Mercury lyric. “I want it all,” she said, before peering into a golden

Update Britain hosting European Athletics Championships for first time in event's 92-year history; Amy Hunt, Matthew Hudson-Smith and Georgia Hunter Bell among home medal hopes; international stars on show include pole vault titan Armand Duplantis and Norwegian distance runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen Monday 10 August 2026 2

Ingebrigtsen wins 5,000m gold at European championships in return from surgery  Toronto Star

Aug 10 : Jakob Ingebrigtsen pulled off a comeback for the ages to retain the 5,000 metres title at the European Athletics Championships on Monday, winning his first race in nearly a year in 13 minutes and 15.29 seconds.He got past German Florian Bremm (13:15.60) in a thrilling sprint finish down the final straight to c

French swim star Léon Marchand took silver on the opening day of the European swimming championships. Marchand has had to cut back on his events this week due to a lingering thigh injury, though he is still entered in the 200m butterfly and 400m freestyle.

French swim star Léon Marchand took silver on the opening day of the European swimming championships. Marchand has had to cut back on his events this week due to a lingering thigh injury, though he is still entered in the 200m butterfly and 400m freestyle.

Ireland's first involvement in the 2026 European Aquatics Championships resulted in a new national record as Liam Custer won his 400m IM heat in a time of 4:22.57.